Jim Essian vs Jim Sundberg

Jim EssianJim Sundberg

Jim Essian and Jim Sundberg compared on their MLB careers: Jim Essian played 12 seasons, 1973 to 1984, Jim Sundberg 16 seasons, 1974 to 1989. Jim Essian has .244 batting average to Jim Sundberg's .248. Jim Sundberg won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Essian and Jim Sundberg career totals
710GP1,962
1,855AB6,021
194R621
453H1,493
33HR95
207RBI624
9SB20
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Jim Essian: 0 championships; none on file
  • Jim Sundberg: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×6

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Essian and Jim Sundberg season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1973.000001974.247336
2nd1974.100001975.199636
3rd19751.000011976.228334
4th1976.2460211977.291665
5th1977.27310441978.278658
6th1978.2233261979.275564
7th1979.2438401980.2731063
8th1980.2325291981.277328
9th1981.308051982.2511047
10th1982.2753201983.201228
11th1983.2042111984.261743
12th1984.2352101985.2451035
13th————1986.2121242
14th————1987.201415
15th————1988.269622
16th————1989.19728

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI